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Do you need to pull the whole dash to pull the cluster out?

Hey gang, I know I can put suspension from newer scoobs onto my 93 wagon, but Im not sure if I can throw coilovers from a newer sedan onto my wagon. I know they will physically fit but is there a height difference or damping difference. Or is it all just spring rate. Since coilovers are pretty stiff...

It is very easy to hook a distributor to a ej22. An older type ford escort disty will bolt in with very little customization to the flange I beleive. You bolt it to the cam slot behind the engine in the head. There is a plate there blocking it right now. I know of a few vw guys running dual weber ej...

there is a white SS at Ralphs in abotsford. Not sure if it has a sunroof or not or what condition. I know its there though.

dont get rid of your heater. rainy auto cross days are fun, exp. with subarus. but not when your fogged .

conrAWD wrote:Did you pull the engine out of your car when you put the 5mt in it?

I'm thinking of doing the auto to 5spd swap on my Turbo Wagon.

No, I installed it from the bottom and wish I didnt. It so easy to pull the subaru motors anyway. Plus you can give it a good clean that way.

My auto to 5mt swap probably took 10 hours total. Definatly worth it.

Make sure you check all your fluids after, i messed up on that part. Almost ended up with a garbage 5mt after i did all the work.

After doing a tranny swap in my wagon. I would definatly pull the motor next time. Expecially since yours are both autos. That tranny is heavy as hell and I could see it being a bitch to put back in from underneath. Glad your keeping the wagon over sedan, better subarus imo.

so i had he swap completed a long time ago. But when the 5spd was getting stored it was on an angle, and im stupid and didnt check the fluid when it was installed in the wagon. I made it over 100km on a pretty much fully dry transmission before she seized and locked all my wheels. Moral of the story...

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north west washington state or local in british columbia would be ideal.

My tranny imploded. Looking for a cheapish transmission to get my car moving again.

Are you going to consider parting it out?

done, thanks.

Too bad my new transmission just imploded. Back to beginning.

ya, but its may as well be a foriegn language to me. I dont know what pins are or jumping. I dont even know which wires and where they are talking about. I have removed the TCU. There are some unused connectors now just hangin out. And the wires that used to go the the old auto shifter. My friend so...

I can get the key ignition to start the vehicle after my 5mt swap. the car used to be a 93 wagon with automatic. now it has a 91 5speed in it. The only way I can start it right now is by jumping the starter solenoid or bump starting it. I cannot crank the starter with the key. Has anyone ran into th...

anyone have a picture of the underside of a 5 speed car. I cannot remember the orientation of the 3 piece cross member for the 5 speed car.

Im happy to announce my sledge hammer got a little action this evening. Shattered the hub and the pin off the stub axle! Transmission is still ok too! Thanks for the help guys. Now I just need to figure out how to lift the tranny into the car by myself. Somehow I think the sledge hammer is going to ...

mission unsuccesful. Even with a pry bar and a hammer I cannot smash the splined stub out of the gearbox.

Nice, Ill report progress friday.

Wow guys, thanks for the help. Im gonna try this tomorrow. Does anybody know if the splined stub is the same between the automatic and the manual tranny? Since I have new CVs to put in anyway, and its just the cup from the old CV stuck on, I should theoretically have spare stubs from the old trans. ...

Couple of ideas.... There is often a small roll-pin inside the outer roll-pin, which makes them tight. I always check and knock the inner one out first(if it's in there). There are a couple of positions where the pins hit ribs on the castings on the far side of the hub as you are driving it out, so...

The roll pin that holds the cv axle to the transmission was giving me trouble. I got it 1/4 the way out, then it stopped moving. I tried punching it out with a round punch, it got stuck in the little hole and it took me 10 minutes to twist it out. So I thought i needed something with the perfect dia...

Anyone done this, I'm in the middle of my tranny swap and while im in there Id like to remove it, plus ive gotta lift the controller anyway to get the shifter wires out.

Ya ive got the luxury of jackstands in a dry garage. With air tools.

Rear end and drive shaft is out. The wagon is in just gotta start unbolting. I think Im gonna start with the rear end and drive shaft this time.